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RHB Singapore Cup 2012: The draw as it happens

The RHB Singapore Cup 2012 draw was held at Bugis Junction on 29 April from 3pm onwards.

As with past editions, there will be a total of 16 sides featuring in the competition this year.

Eleven out of thirteen teams participating in the Great Eastern-YEO’S S.League have been entered into the RHB Singapore Cup access list. These are, in alphabetical order:
Albirex Niigata (Singapore)
Balestier Khalsa
DPMM FC
Geylang United
Gombak United
Home United
Hougang United
Singapore Armed Forces FC
Tampines Rovers
Tanjong Pagar United
Woodlands Wellington

The Courts Young Lions and Malaysia’s Harimau Muda, both of whom are Great Eastern-YEO’S S.League participant teams, have requested and received permission to sit out of the RHB Singapore Cup, due to their respective preparations for the AFC Under-22 Asian Cup qualifiers in June.

Taking the Harimau Muda’s place in the draw are their juniors from the Malaysia Premier League. For the purposes of the competition, they will be regarded as a non-invitee side.

The draw will place all 16 teams into a tree divided into two halves. In order to ensure the presence of at least one Great Eastern-YEO’S S.League participant team in the Grand Final in November, all four invited foreign clubs will be placed in the same half of the draw tree.

Representatives from the eleven Great Eastern-YEO’S S.League sides and the Harimau Muda junior side are seeded based on their performance at a ball-juggling competition. This competition has been completed, with Albirex finishing in top spot.

The four invitee sides are randomly drawn into their respective positions separately.